Ep. 94- USCF Master and Author Elliott Neff
b"Elliott Neff, my guest this week on Perpetual Chess comes to us direct from the Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia.\\xa0\\xa0Elliott is a USCF Master who founded the thriving Chess4Life chess education organization. He is also a chess trainer who will be releasing his first book,\\xa0A Pawn's Journey: Transforming Lives one Move at a Time, on October 9.\\xa0Elliott and I discussed: Elliott's perspective on the Olympiad. This is his first time attending, so he told us what has surprised him about the event.\\xa0He reported on a couple of the teams, including the Ugandan women's team, which he is helping to coach.\\xa0How Elliott became a friend and coach of Phiona Mutesi of\\xa0Queen of Katwe\\xa0fame. Plus, Elliott gives an update on Phiona's life and chess career since the release of the movie telling her story.\\xa0Elliott's recommendations for chess improvement, plus some awesome advice on how to get better at blindfold chess and visualization.\\xa0What inspired Elliott to write a book? What impact can chess have away from the chessboard? Thanks to Elliott for joining me. You can reach him via Chess4life\\xa0here, or at his website\\xa0here. If you would like to help support the podcast go here.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"